So does he have brain damage and how bad? A friend of mine used to work for an adult day care type thing and some of those people could do some pretty fucked up stuff. One minute they’re normal the next out comes a dick.

I’m not trying condone any behavior here, but if he’s fucked up he might not have the ability to see how wrong his actions are.

A telling test for your life/work balance is how you feel going back to work after a break. The dysfunctional workplace will be clear to you.

60 hours pw is all consuming and will burn you out in no time, you will never have the same enthusiasm for work again - its not a short term thing being burned this way. You also probably do a poorer job working so long. If you can manage your situation to a sustainable level then go for it, but there's no need to go 'nuclear'. If you're already over-qualified your employer is probably just milking it, but you need the work too. Consider your work options, and how they line up with a decent home life.

Having handed in your notice, see if they will give you far better conditions unless of course they're untenable, then focus on moving on.

This is so true. I burned myself out years ago and have never fully recovered. I put in way fewer hours now and you know what? No one has noticed. I think people tend to confuse quantity and quality when it comes to working. In the end, quality is far more important than quantity.

It’s not necessarily about their jobs. The influx of people with cash in hand is also a factor. Sure the home they buy may have been sold to them for $400K - $500K but they put more than half of that down in cash thanks to the sale of their previous home in California or New York. So their job could be a “regular” job and they carry a mortgage of $250K after all, after they just made a hefty down payment from a windfall profit where they moved here from.

Possibly, there was a dip in the market when the housing bubble popped. My house went down in value by about 20k so around 10%. I wouldn't expect that again, but a market correction could happen if the economy stalls.

I wonder what happened to her. Not that that matters. For goodness sake, the woman made homemade corndogs! She's fantastic! And, a super hot grandma to boot! Dang it that she had to go so soon. Glad she made a whole lot of people have happy lives.

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